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george bush wants to do this, george bush wants to do that? and he said, i don't know. i don't know what to do. what do you think? and he just couldn't make a decision. i think he was like i said genuinely emotional about the situation. so, finally, i'm looking at my clock and thinking, i really don't want to have to rewrite this whole thing. [laughter] >> so i think it would be absolutely brilliant if you just -- you're right. okay. [laughter] . >> so he gets up the next morning. he goes to the diet. i'm watching it on the closed circuit. and he starts -- he says, i will now deliver the speech as if george bush were here. and he says, you know, i, george bush, blah, blah, blah. off he goes. and every single time the man stopped to take a breath, whether it was an applause line or not, the japanese diet went nuts and just clapped like crazy as if they were sort of going to applaud george bush back into good health. so we got out of there and nick brady said, oh, my god, mary kate, that was the greatest. i can't believe it. and it was very sweet that he was so excited bu
george bush wants to do this, george bush wants to do that? and he said, i don't know. i don't know what to do. what do you think? and he just couldn't make a decision. i think he was like i said genuinely emotional about the situation. so, finally, i'm looking at my clock and thinking, i really don't want to have to rewrite this whole thing. [laughter] >> so i think it would be absolutely brilliant if you just -- you're right. okay. [laughter] . >> so he gets up the next morning....
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from the clinton, george w. bush -- obama administrations. saturday at 10:00 eastern, a hearing on the difficulties in caring for aging americans including the lack of recently priced -- care for senior citizens. testifies on the environmental impacts for housec pollution in a national resources subcommittee hearing. sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern for campaign 2020, c-span speaks with presidential candidates. former governor deval patrick talks about his background, his friendship with obama, his presidents if elected and his late entry into the democratic field. at 9:30, senator bennett on why he decided to run for bennett -- president and his stance on various policy issues. watch c-span this weekend. >> congress returns next week. on the agenda, the house will work on a prescription drug pricing bill. and senate have until december 22 passed the federal spending bills for the rest of fiscal year 2020 to avert a federal shutdown. they hope to finish work on a defense policy bill. the senate will vote on energy secretary nominee on monday
from the clinton, george w. bush -- obama administrations. saturday at 10:00 eastern, a hearing on the difficulties in caring for aging americans including the lack of recently priced -- care for senior citizens. testifies on the environmental impacts for housec pollution in a national resources subcommittee hearing. sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern for campaign 2020, c-span speaks with presidential candidates. former governor deval patrick talks about his background, his friendship with...
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george bush. a man with a broad experience in government and leadership positions. he was a congressman, ambassador, cia director, vice president, and finally president of this great nation. in all of these positions, he tried his best to serve his -- this country and the humanity at large. even though he will not be physically present, but i'm sure he's legacy will remain in the minds of many and in the history of this great nation. we offered our sincere condolences to his family along with the assurance of our prayers. and tonight we come together on behalf of our christian brothers and sisters who face persecution and all difficult times as well. idc was established to be the voice of the oppressed, the forgotten, especially in the part of the world where christ was born, where he lived, where he preached, where he died and where he rose from the dead. and in that part of the world, the three religion of judaism and christianity and islam were born as well. christians are original citizens, part of the makeup of all of those countries. and fortunately in some pl
george bush. a man with a broad experience in government and leadership positions. he was a congressman, ambassador, cia director, vice president, and finally president of this great nation. in all of these positions, he tried his best to serve his -- this country and the humanity at large. even though he will not be physically present, but i'm sure he's legacy will remain in the minds of many and in the history of this great nation. we offered our sincere condolences to his family along with...
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the george and barbara bush foundation hosted this event along with the university of new england. >> we do this for the first time barbarae passing of presidenttly after, george w. bush followed his wife into the great beyond. today, i ask we lower our heads up for a moment for the void left by the passing of these iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. james: thank you. throughout the year, we honor
the george and barbara bush foundation hosted this event along with the university of new england. >> we do this for the first time barbarae passing of presidenttly after, george w. bush followed his wife into the great beyond. today, i ask we lower our heads up for a moment for the void left by the passing of these iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. james: thank you. throughout the year, we honor
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george bush led an exemplary life. his service to his country and his kindtons his fellow americans ranks him among our most beloved of presidents. his reputation as a loving husband and father will persist and i believe that his legacy as president will continue to grow after his passing. thank you for your service, rest in peace, mr. president. mr. williams: next is the gentleman who represents a very large district in texas, congressman will hurd. mr. hurd: i want to thank my friend and colleague for arranging this conversation. i want to join my colleagues and omourning nation as we continue to honor the legacy of president george h.w. bush, a giant of a man we should all aspire to be. he's also a man of integrity who focused on his family and faith. he was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who treated his friends and his foes with kindness, humility and respect. i will be forever grateful that he fell in love with texas a&m university, my alma mater, because that's where i had
george bush led an exemplary life. his service to his country and his kindtons his fellow americans ranks him among our most beloved of presidents. his reputation as a loving husband and father will persist and i believe that his legacy as president will continue to grow after his passing. thank you for your service, rest in peace, mr. president. mr. williams: next is the gentleman who represents a very large district in texas, congressman will hurd. mr. hurd: i want to thank my friend and...
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he went on to run a terrible campaign and was defeated by george bush. but in the end, he really ran -- it was a fascinating way of watching a campaign. then i left the political beat for a while to cover housing and urban development, urban affairs. at the time, jack kemp was the secretary of housing and urban development in the first bush administration. a lot of things happened. for years and years, people have been ripping the government off. it was only now surfacing to the extent which this happened. it happened on my watch. i spent a lot of time covering was later called the hud scandal, covering misdeeds that had gone on in many cases years before and people went to jail for this. the other interesting thing about covering housing and urban development is that it taught me , once again, something i always suspected. whatever you bring from your background to your job, it always will inform you. for instance, i lived when i was growing up in buffalo, new york for a short time, in public housing. living in the projects was not an enjoyable experien
he went on to run a terrible campaign and was defeated by george bush. but in the end, he really ran -- it was a fascinating way of watching a campaign. then i left the political beat for a while to cover housing and urban development, urban affairs. at the time, jack kemp was the secretary of housing and urban development in the first bush administration. a lot of things happened. for years and years, people have been ripping the government off. it was only now surfacing to the extent which...
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[laughter] he says, i will now deliver the speech as if george bush were here. and off he goes. the meny single time stopped to take a breath, whether it was an applause line or not, the japanese diet went nuts and clapped like crazy is if they were going to apply george bush back into good health. we get out of there, and nick brady says, mary kate, that was the greatest. i can't believe it. it was very sweet that he was so excited. minute that it was not about neck brady -- nick brady, it was about the gracious hospitality of the japanese people who were mortified this happened to george bush. an act ofk it was love for george bush that these people were just trying to a plot every way to show the president that he was missed and loved. it was a sweet moment in time. my advice to you as speechwriters, if some misfortune befalls your speaker, just keep the speech the way it is. less work, and it allows people to clap in memory of that person. there you have it. [laughter] jeffr next speaker is shesol, speechwriter for president clinton. he's a founding partner at west wing writ
[laughter] he says, i will now deliver the speech as if george bush were here. and off he goes. the meny single time stopped to take a breath, whether it was an applause line or not, the japanese diet went nuts and clapped like crazy is if they were going to apply george bush back into good health. we get out of there, and nick brady says, mary kate, that was the greatest. i can't believe it. it was very sweet that he was so excited. minute that it was not about neck brady -- nick brady, it was...
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this has nothing to do with george bush and the united states. that's what americans don't seem to understand. this is about apology. . it isn't about what america did or didn't do. we have -- we are utterly a peripheral bystander in this. a little human -- humility -- it doesn't mean we can't do anything but we have to be careful. the people of egypt had enough and what set them off was tun -- tunisia worked. they saw you could go in the streets without being killed. brian: another take, they may never, ever give this country credit for what happened but they sat there and watched saddam hussein go away, that gave them the power and strength, the internet helped them because they could see the other way of living and it all ends -- adds up to this country leading and them saying -- >> i have more time for that. i think the soft power is often -- i think that's right. we had power but you don't manage soft power. when you watch a hollywood movie and you're abroad, i've been to egypt many times, they're not commenting on gosh, look how well these
this has nothing to do with george bush and the united states. that's what americans don't seem to understand. this is about apology. . it isn't about what america did or didn't do. we have -- we are utterly a peripheral bystander in this. a little human -- humility -- it doesn't mean we can't do anything but we have to be careful. the people of egypt had enough and what set them off was tun -- tunisia worked. they saw you could go in the streets without being killed. brian: another take, they...
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hear from georges george washington, are ronald reagan and george bush. we will feature abraham lincoln's geties burying -- gettysburg. the speech is re-enacted. >> our information fathers and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. >> watch our 10-part series, speeches that defined the presidency on american history tv on c-span 2. in 1848 husband and wife william and ellen kraft embarked on self-emancipation and the krafts left georgia leaving slave traders...
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i was never big fan of the rationale that george bush had it -- had for it. i would say that i supported it on a different rationale. which makes it -- which is one reason i have been surprised to see this book described as an expression of support for american foreign policy because i think having read the book, and perhaps the people that lead to that conclusion, you do not see that in there. i think it affected the way this book was written. i tend not to the a partisan, political writer. he would not be my inclination to give europeans all lecture on what they have to do. -- it would not be my inclination to give europeans a lecture on what they have to do. i am describing a situation. i am not writing a policy brief to europeans. i think the fact that most of my conversations that i had with muslim immigrants and european politicians and academic experts on this sort of thing, since most of those conversations were in the context of the iraq war, during which europeans were reluctant to take any advice from americans, it might have further dampened my de
i was never big fan of the rationale that george bush had it -- had for it. i would say that i supported it on a different rationale. which makes it -- which is one reason i have been surprised to see this book described as an expression of support for american foreign policy because i think having read the book, and perhaps the people that lead to that conclusion, you do not see that in there. i think it affected the way this book was written. i tend not to the a partisan, political writer. he...
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i made the decision to act in concert with george bush, my leader, mitch mcconnell, and the democratic leader, harry reid, and the republican standardbearer, john mccain, to vote in favor of an act of government as opposed to free markets when i supported tarp. and i got a challenger as i sought a fourth term and i wasn't as successful as my father. so my career was ended. my father never regretted his civil rights vote. vote't regret my tarp because it is the right thing to do. >> in memoriam 2016 continues with abner met the, former member of congress from illinois, federal appellate judge, and presidential advisor. in 1995, he spoke about the role of the federal government to an audience at georgetown university. mivka: the plain fact is that government doesn't work for the common people without the people's trust. if government fails, we will all be poor for it. that is not a partisan issue. it is a national issue. in the spirit of hopeful skepticism, i would like to defend this american national government. view is thatalent even if you can agree in theory that government works, i
i made the decision to act in concert with george bush, my leader, mitch mcconnell, and the democratic leader, harry reid, and the republican standardbearer, john mccain, to vote in favor of an act of government as opposed to free markets when i supported tarp. and i got a challenger as i sought a fourth term and i wasn't as successful as my father. so my career was ended. my father never regretted his civil rights vote. vote't regret my tarp because it is the right thing to do. >> in...
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h w bush. these birds have received a formal pardon every single year. today, it is my honor to present to you this year's lucky bird, corn, and just in case we needed him, cob. corn and cob, that is not hard to remember. they were selected from the official presidential flock of 30 turkeys. some real beauties. they were raised by the chairman of the national turkey federation himself, ron cardell. thank you very much. stand up. great job. [applause] ron, thank you for being here. beautiful family. thank you for being here. like so many presidential flux this one started in the great state of iowa. described asnly be an act of blatant pandering -- by the way, i love the state of iowa -- these turkeys sought to run the support of iowans by naming themselves corn and cob. they will retire under the care of skilled veterinarians that i was state university, -- iowa state university, tremendous university. once there, people will be able to visit them and learn about poultry science, veterinary nob
h w bush. these birds have received a formal pardon every single year. today, it is my honor to present to you this year's lucky bird, corn, and just in case we needed him, cob. corn and cob, that is not hard to remember. they were selected from the official presidential flock of 30 turkeys. some real beauties. they were raised by the chairman of the national turkey federation himself, ron cardell. thank you very much. stand up. great job. [applause] ron, thank you for being here. beautiful...
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and we really -- we walked all the way up until the election of george w. bush and then we stopped. and that is the moment, i hope that question start here today. so just a conversation and then afterwards, we will be followed by a panel to discuss similar issues at gary schmidt, my colleague will be doing that and introduce our subsequent guest. we'll have perhaps a couple of questions at the end if i don't take all the time myself, which i usually do. let's -- let's start at the beginning if we may. at the start of the george w. bush administration, you were the deputy national security adviser in a lot of the period that we're going to talk about is the white house at that time. when i think of the bush administration coming in other than the trauma of the election and the recount and the hanging chad -- i can't believe i dredged that out of my memory, actually, we had a president who came in and said that he was going to have a humble foreign policy. all of us who had worked on iraq, on capitol hill who were superenthused about that had an administration come in and i don't beli
and we really -- we walked all the way up until the election of george w. bush and then we stopped. and that is the moment, i hope that question start here today. so just a conversation and then afterwards, we will be followed by a panel to discuss similar issues at gary schmidt, my colleague will be doing that and introduce our subsequent guest. we'll have perhaps a couple of questions at the end if i don't take all the time myself, which i usually do. let's -- let's start at the beginning if...
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bush and european commander prepositioning assets to support recovery assets. has there have been additional support that of arrive today? >> i have provided you in terms of the department of defense support and usaid i would refer you to a. s. i.d. for information on that front. i don't have anything else to provide other than we remain ready and willing and eager to support anyway that we can. >> i've heard multiple stories about the balloon being in hawaii. how did it go down? did it crash, was it shut down? i just want to confirm. i won't be a legit talk about what we know on those previous balloons. >> once we found out it did go down however went down were we able to recover any information from its? >> again i don't have specifics to provide. as i highlighted earlier brauchli speaking we have learned a lot about this surveillance balloon program and every piece of information that we gather contributes to that body of knowledge that enables us to detect them, track them and take appropriate action. >> a quick follow-up is an official u.s. policy now that
bush and european commander prepositioning assets to support recovery assets. has there have been additional support that of arrive today? >> i have provided you in terms of the department of defense support and usaid i would refer you to a. s. i.d. for information on that front. i don't have anything else to provide other than we remain ready and willing and eager to support anyway that we can. >> i've heard multiple stories about the balloon being in hawaii. how did it go down?...
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he is less reckless, more disciplined a version of george w. bush. he has monopolized the territory of the republican party's foreign policy, which is one of the reasons chuck hagel has proven to be contentious. it is about republicans struggling with the fact they need to somehow reset. so much blood has flown -- floated is impossible to a imagine a transition now -- i say this not to trivialize -- not enough has flowed to force a divided self-centered community to emerge with a unified policy. this is not barack obama's. i voted for republicans and democrats. i worked for republicans and democrats. i have serious problems with some of his foreign policy. the notion he is responsible for this or an earlier intervention would have prevented the radicalization. decentralization is the subtext of the arabs bring the, arab of the arabs bring the, arab
he is less reckless, more disciplined a version of george w. bush. he has monopolized the territory of the republican party's foreign policy, which is one of the reasons chuck hagel has proven to be contentious. it is about republicans struggling with the fact they need to somehow reset. so much blood has flown -- floated is impossible to a imagine a transition now -- i say this not to trivialize -- not enough has flowed to force a divided self-centered community to emerge with a unified...
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he spoke at the ceremony along with george w. bush, joe biden, mitch mcconnell, and paul ryan. this is one hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please , orrin hatch,unt , paul ryan,ell george w. bush, and dick cheney. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please and stand for the presentation of the colors by the u.s. armed forces colorguard, the singing of the national anthem, and the retiring of the colors. ♪ >> present arms. ♪ ♪ pleasees and gentlemen, stand as the chaplain of the u.s. senate, barry black, gives the invocation. >> let us pray. refuge and, our strength. this unveiling ceremony of the marble bust of , whopresident dick cheney we think you for his service to you, and country. remembering the many years he arena, in the political we are grateful for your gifts of people who are passionate about keeping this nation strong. bless and keep vice president cheney and his loved inspirationeceive from his contributions, remind power, we areour to overcome the difficulties that trouble our nation and world. lord, strengthen our commitment to you and country by turning our
he spoke at the ceremony along with george w. bush, joe biden, mitch mcconnell, and paul ryan. this is one hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please , orrin hatch,unt , paul ryan,ell george w. bush, and dick cheney. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please and stand for the presentation of the colors by the u.s. armed forces colorguard, the singing of the national anthem, and the retiring of the colors. ♪ >> present arms. ♪ ♪ pleasees and gentlemen, stand as the chaplain...
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bush is medications director, -- george w.beral, bush's medications director, no itical liberal, wrote that creates an oligarchy inside of america. the system is controlled by a handful of ultra-wealthy people, most of which you got rich by the system and will get richer by the system as a result by their participation in it. finally, gridlock, as you know, it is hard to get much done today in washington when retiring democratic senator tom harkin was giving his exit interview to "the washington post" in 2013, he was asked about gridlock. instead of saying, oh, it's because the tea party is too radical and the far left is too radical and that's why nothing in happen, he said this. he said yeah, good luck is worse than ever. we used to have a senate dining room that was only for senators. we would sit around and joe biden and fritz hollings and dell bumpers and ted stevens and strom thurmond and a bunch of us, democrats and republicans alike, we would have lunch and tell and have a great camaraderie. that dining room doesn't exist any longer because people could going there. quite? -- w
bush is medications director, -- george w.beral, bush's medications director, no itical liberal, wrote that creates an oligarchy inside of america. the system is controlled by a handful of ultra-wealthy people, most of which you got rich by the system and will get richer by the system as a result by their participation in it. finally, gridlock, as you know, it is hard to get much done today in washington when retiring democratic senator tom harkin was giving his exit interview to "the...
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and so when the george w. bush administration came in as i actually show in my book during the first nine months prior to 9/11, policymakers did grapple with the issue of iraq. it was definitely on their radar screen, but they really could not agree amongst themselves what should be done, partly because, as steve hadley was saying, iraq was not an overriding priority. there were other things on the radar screen that consume far more attention. and for the most part policymakers did not think that the use of force, especially american combat troops, was commensurate with the threat that iraq posed prior to 9/11. so in that sense i would suggest that 9/11 really does transform, legitimately transform, in my opinion, threat perception. and the increased threat then temps policymakers to consider the use of force and to embark on what the policymakers themselves called coercive diplomacy. but the key issue i think is what sorts of tactics are appropriate to use to preserve world order? i think that's an extraordin
and so when the george w. bush administration came in as i actually show in my book during the first nine months prior to 9/11, policymakers did grapple with the issue of iraq. it was definitely on their radar screen, but they really could not agree amongst themselves what should be done, partly because, as steve hadley was saying, iraq was not an overriding priority. there were other things on the radar screen that consume far more attention. and for the most part policymakers did not think...
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he is pointing to the tax breaks that george bush and the republicans gave to the wealthy, and repealing those, and saying that paul ryan's cuts to medicare are not to save medicare. they are to pay for even more tax cuts for the wealthy. that is going to be something you are going to see in campaign ads, and see the democrats hammer on, linking the tax cuts for the wealthy to these medicare cuts. that is something that is going to be a theme in charlotte, for the democratic national convention, and it will be something the democrats keep hammering. host: take us through the appearance by the president yesterday in new hampshire. was this the point of his visit? was it a response to the rhine and appearance? -- ryan appearance? guest: he picked up on reports that under the paul ryan plan, which he published in 2010, mitt romney basically would not have paid much taxes at all. his effective tax rate would have been about 1%. the original proposal of paul ryan eliminates all taxes on capital gains and dividends. even though mitt romney made over $20 million last year, his total tax bill wo
he is pointing to the tax breaks that george bush and the republicans gave to the wealthy, and repealing those, and saying that paul ryan's cuts to medicare are not to save medicare. they are to pay for even more tax cuts for the wealthy. that is going to be something you are going to see in campaign ads, and see the democrats hammer on, linking the tax cuts for the wealthy to these medicare cuts. that is something that is going to be a theme in charlotte, for the democratic national...
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the first member to hold the seat was future president george h.w. bush. new congress, new leaders, watch it all on c-span. >> live wednesday morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span2 -- the british house of commons returned from holiday break for the first prime minister's questions of 2019. watch prime minister's questions live wednesday morning at 7:00 eastern, on c-span2. >> ahead of president trump's address to the nation, house republicans were briefed about security on the southern border by homeland security secretary kristin nelson and vice president mike pence. here are gop leaders. >> we had a very good
the first member to hold the seat was future president george h.w. bush. new congress, new leaders, watch it all on c-span. >> live wednesday morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span2 -- the british house of commons returned from holiday break for the first prime minister's questions of 2019. watch prime minister's questions live wednesday morning at 7:00 eastern, on c-span2. >> ahead of president trump's address to the nation, house republicans were briefed about security on the southern...
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it is all george w. bush's fault. i'm not a big fan of george w. bush as you can guess from my iraq experience. however, to blame the hapless ex-president for all this is a bit much and it's a curious reactionary comment from our secretary of state when she says once we get over these little difficulties we'll go back to the way things were in the 1990's. it's a curiously reactionary comment for a supposedly progressive person. are we supposed to get in our time machine and go back? why did she say such a silly thing? from an american decision-making view point think about that. it means before 9/11, before afghanistan, before the great crash, before the multipolar world. of course she wants to go back! you could do anything in the unipolar world. you had give. you lose vietnam in a bipolar world, doesn't really matter. the give, the amount of room for making mistakes was huge. in a multipolar world the margin for error is it very, very small and you can't do very small and you can't do everything you want to do. that's world that nobody in washing
it is all george w. bush's fault. i'm not a big fan of george w. bush as you can guess from my iraq experience. however, to blame the hapless ex-president for all this is a bit much and it's a curious reactionary comment from our secretary of state when she says once we get over these little difficulties we'll go back to the way things were in the 1990's. it's a curiously reactionary comment for a supposedly progressive person. are we supposed to get in our time machine and go back? why did she...
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fewer undocumented workers crossing the border 80's oran we did in the the 90's or when george bush was president. that is a fact. the one think that i think is important is, obviously, there will be different visions about where we should go to the country, how we can provide jobs, how we can make sure that markets are able to get the education they need to succeed in the 21st century, how do we , how do weur budget make sure our tax system is fair? had to we do with burial issues around growing inequality and wages that have not gone up as fast as we want. through pressures that a lot of families feel. we are not good to make the decision based on fears that don't have a basic impact. that i think is something that i hope all americans pay attention to. violentis much less than it was 20-30 years ago. is much less a problem than it was not just want have in 30 years ago, but when i came in as president. it does not mean caps off the .roblems, but those are facts i think that covers just about everything. and you had some question about my approval rating being high and right track. i
fewer undocumented workers crossing the border 80's oran we did in the the 90's or when george bush was president. that is a fact. the one think that i think is important is, obviously, there will be different visions about where we should go to the country, how we can provide jobs, how we can make sure that markets are able to get the education they need to succeed in the 21st century, how do we , how do weur budget make sure our tax system is fair? had to we do with burial issues around...
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bush. this was part of a program created by the clinton, lbj, george bush, and george h.w. bush foundations. try to be very self-aware. i try to know what i am good at and bad out. i try to have smart people around me all the time and i cross my fingers. in preparation, it is everything. you are such say, a large risk taker. i never take risks. in any business i have done, i do the homework and preparation. a risk.not i have never been in the same situation as these two presidents, i cannot even imagine the stress. but in my little world, i try to have great people around me and be prepared to make the best decision. bill clinton: i think knowing when it is time to decide is a big deal. you have to know, to answer that question, what all is going on and what kind of decision you are making. that is, if you make a mistake, is it irrevocable? a so, you may be able to take little more time. but there are a lot of decisions thee on a scale of one-100, decision that you make today is better than the decision that is 100% right to you make it after the train has left the station.
bush. this was part of a program created by the clinton, lbj, george bush, and george h.w. bush foundations. try to be very self-aware. i try to know what i am good at and bad out. i try to have smart people around me all the time and i cross my fingers. in preparation, it is everything. you are such say, a large risk taker. i never take risks. in any business i have done, i do the homework and preparation. a risk.not i have never been in the same situation as these two presidents, i cannot...
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worked at the white house under george bush's father, and i worked in the state under george w. bush. that's what i wanted to talk about with you all. it was difficult, because i faced something that you will all face if and when you go to government. you will be involved in policies and issues with which you disagree. i disagreed with the iraq war. you can see how influential i was. [laughter] dr. haass: the reason i mention it, you can always be involved in government where you will disagree with some of the things going on. it is unrealistic to expect anything else. at baseball, you go to the hall of fame, and if you only fail seven out of 10 times, well government, i don't know the ratio, but no one will get a hit every time. you will constantly have to wrestle with that. i always say you speak truth to power and say what you think is right. if decisions go against you, you salute and implement them as if you got your own way with the caveat that you have to be able to live with it. if it is so big and fundamental, and you cannot live with it or yourself, you have to walk aw
worked at the white house under george bush's father, and i worked in the state under george w. bush. that's what i wanted to talk about with you all. it was difficult, because i faced something that you will all face if and when you go to government. you will be involved in policies and issues with which you disagree. i disagreed with the iraq war. you can see how influential i was. [laughter] dr. haass: the reason i mention it, you can always be involved in government where you will disagree...
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ambassador, who says that president george bush back then pledged that nato will not come to the russian border, and is there any indication that this policy has changed? that's one question we got. we also have viewers who say that perhaps we went to fast, the european union and nato with our integration to the east and not understanding moscow. these are two comments we received. i just want to ask our panel, obviously, nato has relationships with ukraine and georgia -- should we consider those, what russia means for this? you first. >> thank you. just a quick comment on a question, [inaudible] gorbachev himself said in 2014, i believe that there is a pledge from nato member states included, so i am happy to discuss it here, actually. as far as i remember, what the germans and americans agreed to, back in 1990, there would be no non-german nato forces in the territory of the former gdr. there was an informal agreement that they came to like that but there was no pledge. i think it is important to because i know this narrative is very popular. >> the ambassador is reacting, saying that
ambassador, who says that president george bush back then pledged that nato will not come to the russian border, and is there any indication that this policy has changed? that's one question we got. we also have viewers who say that perhaps we went to fast, the european union and nato with our integration to the east and not understanding moscow. these are two comments we received. i just want to ask our panel, obviously, nato has relationships with ukraine and georgia -- should we consider...
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host: george herbert walker bush was the u.s. ambassador during the last year of the mix and administration. james is in mexican area and -- in michigan. to get theanted ambassador's take on the piece that c-span ran a few minutes -- a few moments ago with nikki haley. the president has asserted his intent to break up nato or his cast us well on it as somewhat passÉ. i would like to get the ambassadors take on that. guest: thank you very much. i believe alliances are very important. strength ande our reduce the burden on us if we were to do things only by ourselves and have no allies. alliances need to adapt to circumstances. i have taken his comments about nato as an indication that he would like to see it reformed to focus on current threats, particularly the threats of terrorism. to help us stabilize areas to the south. and it was created to deal with the soviet threat to now it's a global situation that has been mccomb -- the, more complex. they want to do their share. expenses70% of the that all nato countries do. i think t
host: george herbert walker bush was the u.s. ambassador during the last year of the mix and administration. james is in mexican area and -- in michigan. to get theanted ambassador's take on the piece that c-span ran a few minutes -- a few moments ago with nikki haley. the president has asserted his intent to break up nato or his cast us well on it as somewhat passÉ. i would like to get the ambassadors take on that. guest: thank you very much. i believe alliances are very important. strength...
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bush. >> good morning everyone. i am the president of the u.s. institute of peace. i'm pleased to be able to welcome everybody for a special program. i'm glad the weather cooperated. welcome to everyone who has braved the pseudo-weather event this morning. we are pleased to see the members of our international advisory council, and welcome to those who are joining us by webcast. as many of you know, usip was founded by congress, dedicated to the proposition that peace is a practical undertaking, that it is essential for our global security, and that it is eminently possible. usip works with countries around the world, governments and society leaders, to equip them with the kind of tools and learning and information that enables them to work to prevent conflict from becoming violent and to resolve it when it does. as i think everyone in this world is aware, afghanistan remains one of the most important policy priorities for the united states. i am pleased usip is able to host the national se
bush. >> good morning everyone. i am the president of the u.s. institute of peace. i'm pleased to be able to welcome everybody for a special program. i'm glad the weather cooperated. welcome to everyone who has braved the pseudo-weather event this morning. we are pleased to see the members of our international advisory council, and welcome to those who are joining us by webcast. as many of you know, usip was founded by congress, dedicated to the proposition that peace is a practical...
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george bush picked dick cheney from wyoming, three electoral votes. bill clinton picked al gore, in neighboring state whenever want to pick a running mate from an adjacent state. you want to go across the country. relatively small. george herbert walker bush picked dan quayle from indiana, and other relatively small state, state republican. we are debating whether he pick someone from a pivotal state, marco rubio, portman, but when it all comes down to it there's only one election were the vice president choice has made a difference in a presidential election. do no harm. on day one the person does not want to have a complex set of and investigations going on. tom eagle and mcgovern a big example. when you look at it, it is basically about are you qualified to succeed? you have to pass that threshold. do no harm. get out on the campaign trail. play the little role of an attack dog. do it in a way that is responsible. >> you said a vice president making a difference in an election. are you referring to 1960? >> absolutely. he delivered texas and three
george bush picked dick cheney from wyoming, three electoral votes. bill clinton picked al gore, in neighboring state whenever want to pick a running mate from an adjacent state. you want to go across the country. relatively small. george herbert walker bush picked dan quayle from indiana, and other relatively small state, state republican. we are debating whether he pick someone from a pivotal state, marco rubio, portman, but when it all comes down to it there's only one election were the vice...
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george bush picked dick cheney from wyoming, three electoral votes. bill clinton picked al gore, in neighboring state whenever want to pick a running mate from an adjacent state. you want to go across the country. relatively small. george herbert walker bush picked dan quayle from indiana, and other relatively small state, state republican. we are debating whether he pick someone from a pivotal state, marco rubio, portman, but when it all comes down to it there's only one election were the vice president choice has made a difference in a presidential election. do no harm. on day one the person does not want to have a complex set of and investigations going on. tom eagle and mcgovern a big example. when you look at it, it is basically about are you qualified to succeed? you have to pass that threshold. do no harm. get out on the campaign trail. play the little role of an attack dog. do it in a way that is responsible. >> you said a vice president making a difference in an election. are you referring to 1960? >> absolutely. he delivered taxes. -- texas
george bush picked dick cheney from wyoming, three electoral votes. bill clinton picked al gore, in neighboring state whenever want to pick a running mate from an adjacent state. you want to go across the country. relatively small. george herbert walker bush picked dan quayle from indiana, and other relatively small state, state republican. we are debating whether he pick someone from a pivotal state, marco rubio, portman, but when it all comes down to it there's only one election were the vice...
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. >> back to that page where you said that george bush's act was a blunder in europe. you have a quote that i want to read. who is he? >> he is a commentator on the left ofor "the guardian." he packs a lot of information into a short space. i am using him as a representative of this tendency of europe wanted to pull away from the united states. >> let me read this. >> >> well, i think that is an extreme example of a writer who expects an awful lot of people. thousands of people were slaughtered and he comes out to say that, come to think of it, the bombers were right and greet wrong. -- and we were wrong. september 11, it has a great resonance throughout this book. september 11 is an immigration story. one of the things that has always haunted me about it, and there are many things that haunt me about, there was a mission that consisted of 20 people who were operating in western countries. much of that time, in europe. they were not just popping in and out. a debris here for a couple of years -- they were here for a couple of years before the attacks. all it would have
. >> back to that page where you said that george bush's act was a blunder in europe. you have a quote that i want to read. who is he? >> he is a commentator on the left ofor "the guardian." he packs a lot of information into a short space. i am using him as a representative of this tendency of europe wanted to pull away from the united states. >> let me read this. >> >> well, i think that is an extreme example of a writer who expects an awful lot of...
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eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from president john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion and words on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the times in which they live. then, tom brokaw. that is this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. coming up, live on c-span, "washington journal" is next. and at 1:30 p.m. eastern, president obama holds the year-and press conference. coming up in about 45 minutes on "washington journal," daily beast contributor gordon chang discusses what is next for north korea leader kim jong own and the country's suspected involvement in the hacking of sony computers. at 8:30 a.m., michael toscano looks at the rules and regulations for drone technology. at 9:15, lynda laughlin of the u.s. census bureau and kristin of child trends on child well-being in the u.s. and how structures affect childhood property. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. host: and it is looking more and more like the u.s. government wil
eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from president john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion and words on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the times in which they live. then, tom brokaw. that is this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. coming up, live on c-span, "washington journal" is next. and at 1:30 p.m. eastern, president obama holds...
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in looking at george h.w. bush and george w. bush, george w. bush learns from his father. this morning, and rollins talked about that. the way he had of the relationship with the media -- george h.w. bush was interested in relationships. he was interested in his relationships with people on the hill. with foreign leaders. he would call foreign leaders. just to talk to them, to establish a relationship. when the time came that he , over ao talk to them particular issue, that they already have an established relationship. so he encouraged people to come in one of the things he developed was joint press conferences with foreign leaders that all of his successors have followed. he did the same with the press. i think he thought of the press as a group that he needed to deal with and have a good relationship with and he often talked to them in personal terms . think of his relationship with sidey. at his memorial service, bush which he a eulogy couldn't finish because he was crying. so his sister read the rest of it. reporters encourage in the summer to bring their and bush had
in looking at george h.w. bush and george w. bush, george w. bush learns from his father. this morning, and rollins talked about that. the way he had of the relationship with the media -- george h.w. bush was interested in relationships. he was interested in his relationships with people on the hill. with foreign leaders. he would call foreign leaders. just to talk to them, to establish a relationship. when the time came that he , over ao talk to them particular issue, that they already have an...
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bush administration. this is about 90 minutes.
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even though he had more national security experience and military service than george bush, george bush wins and then 9/11 occurred. bush goes on to start the iraq war it in 2003. in 2004 goes against john kerry, a war hero a vietnam veteran, but nonetheless, some on national-security issues, taking advantage of the idea that democrats are weak and republicans are strong on national security. his success in preventing any subsequent act of terrorism. john kerry did not do a good job of saying what he would do differently about the iraq war. it was a very close election, but many believe he lost the election on the national security issue. interestingly, during bush's term, you can see for the viewers on television, this charge of the polling about which party is better for national security after two decades of very strong republican support. the unpopularity of the iraq war begins to erode republican advantage on this question. literally, a 30-point gap, december 2003, saddam hussein has fallen. over time, the inability for us to secure iraq, the rise of sectarianism, the advent of al
even though he had more national security experience and military service than george bush, george bush wins and then 9/11 occurred. bush goes on to start the iraq war it in 2003. in 2004 goes against john kerry, a war hero a vietnam veteran, but nonetheless, some on national-security issues, taking advantage of the idea that democrats are weak and republicans are strong on national security. his success in preventing any subsequent act of terrorism. john kerry did not do a good job of saying...
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could i do not think george bush would hold up -- i think if you ask george bush whether the government acted up to his ability in responding to katrina, i think that answer would be no. i think the actions that were taken to deal with the humanitarian crisis from the tsunami, on the other hand, i think worked quite well. if everything i criticized precluded me from ever doing something with them on an issue that we agreed on, read all be walking around as 300 million people unable to communicate or deal with anybody else. i mean, i just think that the notion that somehow because you have been criticalç of the previous administration does not mean -- i mean, why do we ever come here to have lunch with them? why do we ever come here to ask them what it is like to be the president? i think that -- >> yes, but campaigning on that, i mean -- >> go-ahead. >> talking about relationships and partnerships has the president or anybody from this administration in this effort reached out to president chavez of venezuela or anybody from his administration? " not that i'm aware. >> in addition to
could i do not think george bush would hold up -- i think if you ask george bush whether the government acted up to his ability in responding to katrina, i think that answer would be no. i think the actions that were taken to deal with the humanitarian crisis from the tsunami, on the other hand, i think worked quite well. if everything i criticized precluded me from ever doing something with them on an issue that we agreed on, read all be walking around as 300 million people unable to...
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george bush's epa told them the air was safe. all the while they are breathing in toxins from crushed steel and , and itd electronics was killing them from within. more firefighters have died since 9/11 then on 9/11. we have to lift up those voices. i realized it still wasn't enough. jon stewart spent two whole episodes on the 9/11 first responders. msnbc, cnn covering it nonstop. newspapers, front page. but it still wasn't enough. so i went into the lions den. i went to fox news and met with roger ailes. why are you not supporting the 9/11 health bill? you say you are the party of first responders. where are you? and i convinced him, and learned the second truism in politics. when you have jon stewart on one side and fox news on the other side, you're going to win. so when we finally held the vote on the 9/11 health bill, it passed unanimously. so i take on the fights that others won't. the second bill i took on was the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. i can't tell you how hard that was. there were democrats who said to me, why
george bush's epa told them the air was safe. all the while they are breathing in toxins from crushed steel and , and itd electronics was killing them from within. more firefighters have died since 9/11 then on 9/11. we have to lift up those voices. i realized it still wasn't enough. jon stewart spent two whole episodes on the 9/11 first responders. msnbc, cnn covering it nonstop. newspapers, front page. but it still wasn't enough. so i went into the lions den. i went to fox news and met with...
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former george w. bush indications director mark mckinnon and bernie sanders. he serves on nonprofit boards and advisory boards, including the homeless apartment project. let's welcome nick penniman this morning. [applause] responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. let us welcome him. [applause] thank you, and thank you for the washington center for having me here this morning. i heard from anne that some of you all, this is the first time you seen snow. is that correct? to see a show of hands, because that is fascinating for me. first time? it hit your eye? welcome. [laughter] planned a talk, but it would rather just have a conversation with you guys, today. issue one was founded three years ago. we are a bipartisan political reform group in washington dc. we saw this tremendous opportunity to make the point that american democracy, the perfection and improvement of the republic is not a -- is not a conservative cause, but everyone's cause. we have three bills cooking on capitol hill. we
former george w. bush indications director mark mckinnon and bernie sanders. he serves on nonprofit boards and advisory boards, including the homeless apartment project. let's welcome nick penniman this morning. [applause] responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. let us welcome him. [applause] thank you, and thank you for the washington center for having me here this morning. i heard from anne that some of you all, this...
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ambassador, who says that president george bush, back then, pledged that nato won't come to the russian border, and is there any indication that this policy has changed? that's one question we got. but we also have viewers who say that perhaps we went to fast -- too fast, the european union and nato with our integration to the east and not understanding moscow sevens -- moscow sensitivity. these are two comments we received. i just want to ask our panel's opinion on this. obviously, nato has relationships with ukraine and georgia -- should we consider those, what russia means for this? you first. >> thank you. just a brief comment on the question of gorbachev. it's a very popular myth. actually, gorbachev himself said in 2014, i believe, that there is an old pledge from nato member states, americans and british. i think there is nothing to discuss here actually. and as far as i remember, what the germans, americans, and agreed to back in 1990 was that there would be no non-german nato forces in the territory of the former gdr. was a formal agreement or something like that. there was no
ambassador, who says that president george bush, back then, pledged that nato won't come to the russian border, and is there any indication that this policy has changed? that's one question we got. but we also have viewers who say that perhaps we went to fast -- too fast, the european union and nato with our integration to the east and not understanding moscow sevens -- moscow sensitivity. these are two comments we received. i just want to ask our panel's opinion on this. obviously, nato has...
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bush at the 1992 republican convention in houston. the convention in new york city with george w. bush. past republican and democratic national conventions, saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. now, academics and a german format to the u.s. take part in a discussion on the refugee crisis in europe. they talked about the challenges of assimilating migrants from places like syria and afghanistan and what steps could be taken to ease the process. this is about one hour and 15 minutes. >> the first speaker is the author of citizen abroad in the middle east and north africa, official stories and narratives and egypt and algeria. and most recently, the author of calling the masses, the democratic origins of race immigration policies in america and lastly, an intervention as thety consort general at federal republic of germany in los angeles for top each speaker will talk for 15 minutes. marks try to confine your for 15 minutes. then we will have 45 minutes for q&a. >> good afternoon. i have an assigned the task of speaking about the domestic implications of the refugee crisis in tu
bush at the 1992 republican convention in houston. the convention in new york city with george w. bush. past republican and democratic national conventions, saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. now, academics and a german format to the u.s. take part in a discussion on the refugee crisis in europe. they talked about the challenges of assimilating migrants from places like syria and afghanistan and what steps could be taken to ease the process. this is about one hour and 15 minutes....
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and then under george bush the first, we substantially increased the debt, we could only do so with george bush's signature. and under bill clinton we brought the debt down for four years running, and we ran surpluses for the next four. and of course republicans were in the house and in charge for six years. so it was a team effort, if you will. and we had a budget surplus. and then in the second bush administration, we substantially increased the budget deficit. we had two wars that we paid for none. $1 trillion-plus in additional deficit. many trillions over time. and so, my friends, we come to the floor today to do the only responsible alternative available to us. but that does not mean that anybody who votes for this believes that it is not critically important for us to have america on a fiscally sustainable path. the business round table has urged us to pass this bill. as leader pelosi quoted, the chamber of commerce said not to do so will put our country and our economy at risk. and yet i fear there are going to be apparently a significant amount of people who will come and vote no.
and then under george bush the first, we substantially increased the debt, we could only do so with george bush's signature. and under bill clinton we brought the debt down for four years running, and we ran surpluses for the next four. and of course republicans were in the house and in charge for six years. so it was a team effort, if you will. and we had a budget surplus. and then in the second bush administration, we substantially increased the budget deficit. we had two wars that we paid...
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george bush said, "if we leave iraq before the say we are ready, will be risking the future of iraq. on a ll see mass killings horrific scale, and we will be increasing the chances of american troops happy to return even more dangerous enemy". this president, mr apology for an standing by as isis went into iraq. this bush prediction came precisely true. i have is that i am afraid it is the same approach is being warned out in other fronts. is, the rous isis greater danger is if some of element of that ideology gets their finger on the nuclear button. this president seems he is oblivious to that as he was to isis entering iraq. latest funding request is will be a group that fighting alone shia militia. that is a way of elevating iran's credibility. is increasing the chances a day when they will gain taxes to nuclear weapons. to administration seems not see it. to believe were doing enough with iran? with the first comments. did he president certainly not do anything. force could have stopped them gaining the power. remind all of our defence all, intelligence had noted the threat of is
george bush said, "if we leave iraq before the say we are ready, will be risking the future of iraq. on a ll see mass killings horrific scale, and we will be increasing the chances of american troops happy to return even more dangerous enemy". this president, mr apology for an standing by as isis went into iraq. this bush prediction came precisely true. i have is that i am afraid it is the same approach is being warned out in other fronts. is, the rous isis greater danger is if some...